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At the time her 9 year old son was diagnosed with a brain tumour, Joan Richards was writing a book about a 19th century mathematician, Augustus De Morgan. Immersed in this abstract, logical world of science, she was forced by her son's illness to confront a different kind of reality and its consequences. As the strain of caring for her sick child mounts, Richard's view of De Morgan broadens to include his family in ways that both illuminate his work and force her to re-evaluate her own career and relationships.
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"Poignant ... as gripping as a whodunit."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Extremely well written ... It reads like a medical mystery and horror story all in one [and] will keep you reading right to the end."--"The Providence Sunday Journal"
"A compelling story ... Richards brings spirituality to mathematics and physics as she ponders the demands of motherhood and a career."--"Booklist"
"An exceptionally articulate study of how we deal with what we cannot control."--"Publishers Weekly"
About the Author
JOAN RICHARDS is an Associate Professor of the History of Mathematics at Brown University.
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- PublisherW.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0716738317
- ISBN 13 9780716738312
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages272
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